Frost* - Day and Age - loving this record!!!

Indeed, while they are still quite widely available, seems the price has increased quite a bit in the last 4 years, to around $15/tube. https://www.ebay.com/itm/273312455235?hash=item3fa2b11a43:g:JC0AAOSwgZ5cW~fG

LOVING LTE3!!!

My vote for prog metal album of the year so far: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B08L3NXQNR?ref=dm_sh_L0SBUtU0AVfS3vpd2Kb8U75ZS

Thanks for your kind words, Norm. I never did hear that particular Bottlehead amp. And I can barely remember some of the ones on my big list, although others I remember liking quite well. It’s a shame that aural memory is so relatively fleeting.

Yup you were one person I knew was there! I had some R-10’s for a while but I don't think I had them yet at the time of the meet so I’m sure you’re right, those were Ray’s (he was also for sure there) I’m great man! How’ve you been?

Just found this pic from a meet I hosted at my house in 2008. Anyone remember being there? My daughter was enjoying some pretty decent headphones ;)

I just perused my subscription list - the MOST recent thread I subscribed to was started in 2012 🤪

Porcupine Tree - We Lost the Skyline https://twitter.com/skylabtapes/status/1222338809209270277?s=21

Jethro Tull - Stormwatch 2019 Steven Wilson 96/24 5.1 Remix

Parts Express both sells speaker re-foam kits, and also offers a service where they will do it for you (which is much more expensive because you have to ship the woofers both ways) https://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-repair-parts/23 I refoamed the woofers in my Infinity Kappas myself, it...

The Denon DL-59L is back in the big rig, where it’s likely to stay for a very long time this time. A few attempts to unseat it have failed. The Benz is back in and it sounds amazing. I clearly have a long term love affair with the DP-59L ;)

well I haven’t been actively buying tubes for a while so unfortunately I didn’t recognize any of the sellers I saw on eBay with that tube listed. Generally though I think $40-60 is the right price for that tube. Ha, thanks!! Yeah I was always pretty fair about my prices I thought - tried to be...

Do you have an eBay seller you trust? That’s the best way to know, IMO

Another very nice and often overlooked tube in the price range would be the Sylvania 6SN7WGT

All of the big DD Denons from that era - the 57, 59, 60, 62, and 72 - are terrific turntables that will absolutely slaughter many of the under $5K modern belt drive turntables, IMHO. I still LOVE and use my DP-59L all the time. I tried for several years to convince myself that the VPI...

the show here in Chicago was great. Really, really enjoyed it. https://twitter.com/skylabtapes/status/1180831118611881985?s=21

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King - 40th anniversary 200g LP Reissue Celebrating today’s *50th* anniversary of the release of this landmark album in style :)

Nice!! I’m seeing that show in Chicago 10/5 - also very much looking forward to it.